Section: US & Canada
Last Minute Gift Guide for Wonks, 2014 Edition
With Christmas bearing down on us like a giant train of retail profit, you may have someone left on your list who spent the year thinking just a little too much about the news. Trust us, we know the type. Perhaps needless to say, but we have a few of them among us at Foreign Policy. Though you may have already got this person an FP subscription,...
Analyzing Russia’s Economic Crisis
Video Transcript Reva Bhalla: Hello, my name is Reva Bhalla. And today I’m joined by George Friedman to discuss what appears to be a growing crisis for Russia. So George, we woke up to news of a ruble free fall today after a major interest rate hike. How should we be reading this situation? George Friedman: Well, the financials reflect the...
Russia Denounces New Round of Western Sanctions
Russia on Saturday derided the United States, Canada and Europe for another set of economic sanctions and new sanctions aimed at blocking foreign investment in Crimea. …read more Source: The New York...
For Putin, a year of successes and failures — on Ukraine, NATO and the West
MOSCOW — A year ago, most Ukrainians didn’t want to join NATO. U.S. tanks weren’t doing training exercises near the Russian border. And a dollar bought 33 rubles.But after the most tumultuous stretch of President Vladimir Putin’s 15 years in power, Russia is confronting a new reality. Ukraine — the part not held by rebels — has...
AP PHOTOS: A look at 2014 in the business world
LONDON (AP) — No one said the recovery from the global financial crisis would be easy and 2014 provided that in spades. While the U.S. economy, the world’s largest, is showing clear signs that its recovery is self-sustaining, the picture elsewhere is far less rosy entering 2015. Concerns remain over the Chinese economy, the world’s...
Putin says Russia won’t be intimidated over Crimea
Russia will not be intimidated over its actions in Ukraine and Crimea, President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday as his foreign ministry warned that it was preparing to retaliate against fresh Western sanctions. …read more Source: The Toronto...
Ukraine: 1.7M children suffer in conflict
More than 1.7 million children in conflict-torn areas of eastern Ukraine face an “extremely serious” situation, the U.N. children’s agency Unicef has warned, with their suffering exacerbated by harsh winter weather. …read more Source:...
Vladimir Putin pals, ‘Night Wolves’ biker gang, sanctioned by U.S.
The U.S. targeted a motorcycle group favored by Russian President Vladimir Putin in the latest expansion of economic sanctions imposed over the Kremlin’s support for Ukrainian separatists. All together the Treasury Department added 24 individuals and entities to the list of sanctions, barring travel and financial dealings with the U.S.,...
Ukraine Crisis In Mind, Lithuania Establishes A Rapid Reaction Force
RUKLA, Lithuania — Maj. Linas Pakutka walked back and forth behind the line of soldiers lying in the snow-crusted field, a row of distant pines forming a jagged horizon in the twilight sky. His command to fire was barely audible in the fierce wind. …read more Source: The Huffington...
Obama Takes Foreign Policy Risk, But On His Own Terms
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has been criticized as cautious on foreign policy, but the secret negotiations on Cuba suggest a willingness for bold and risky action, if he can keep tight control and rely on a few close aides.It’s a pattern Obama followed during clandestine talks with Iran that led to an interim nuclear deal and...
